Research
Where ideas meet impact: Startup aims to revolutionize water testing with a digital device
Tech startup Drinkable Water Solutions leveraged various Dalhousie programs in its mission to transform consumer water testing with a handheld digital device that detects a wide range of toxic elements whose presence means the difference between safe and unsafe drinking water. Read more.
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Monday, June 17, 2024
Dr. Jeanette Boudreau's research aims to mobilize natural killer cells to target hard-to-treat cancers, super-charging the immune system to recognize the signals these tumours emit and then destroy them.
Friday, June 21, 2024
Kelp provides habitats for marine creatures and increasingly serves as an important food source globally. Learn how Dal researchers are using Canada’s largest university aquatic research facility to transform how this brown algae is grown.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Community health researcher Dr. Alexa Yakubovich is addressing Nova Scotia’s high rate of violence against women by embedding within IWK Health to work more closely with front-line health professionals.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Internet-enabled devices listen to our every word and keystroke, but the data they collect and where it goes is not well understood. Dalhousie computer scientist Dr. Nur Zincir-Heywood is getting a handle on the risks in a corporate partnership with engineering firm Calian.
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Sweeping international measures meant to curb wasteful shark-finning practices are not enough to save threatened species, but researchers, including Dal's Dr. Boris Worm, recommend ways to stem the losses in a new study.
Thursday, January 11, 2024
New Dalhousie research shows that we might be able to get a deeper understanding or our society by learning how whales have interacted over time.
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Outstanding students, a new president, award-winning research, incredible community contributions — take a look back at our biggest stories from the past year.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
A group of six Dalhousie faculty members and alumni are among the country’s most productive clinical psychology professors in terms of research output, according to a new study that analyzed data over a 10-year period.